#9858853 - 07/15/20 09:19 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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#9858900 - 07/15/20 09:56 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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#9858952 - 07/15/20 10:38 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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We are going to delay everything school/daycare related until March/April 2021, too much uncertainty over the winter/2nd wave.
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#9859496 - 07/15/20 04:29 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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Working from home and managing kids is just an impossibility, you end up half assing both (at least in my case).
I know there was an announcement about school openings today, I haven't seen it yet, but I highly doubt there is any sort of practical solution. It's just not possible as far as I am concerned until we have a vaccine/understand this better. Otherwise we are pissing against the wind (as far as schools are concerned).
I think the rest of the economy can move forward with masks/social distancing, but with parents not being able to find child care I think families have to accept one person has to leave their job to fill in the job of a teacher at home (for those of us with younger kids) there is no middle ground.
I have friends whose wives are taking sabbaticals/leaves of absence, others who were lucky enough found full time/part time nannies to mange the day to day supervision/schooling.
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#9859679 - 07/15/20 09:09 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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Havent kids been home all year already due to another teacher strike? Whats another couple of months due to covid?
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#9860056 - 07/16/20 11:33 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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Havent kids been home all year already due to another teacher strike? Whats another couple of months due to covid?
Says the guy with no kids lol
It’s been a huge adjustment having the kid home. I’m also in agreement with the schools needing to open full or not at all. The virtual online classes were a joke, yes it was better than nothing but far from ideal. Parents became teachers and as if they didn’t have work of their own to do.
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#9860718 - 07/17/20 07:14 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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#9861374 - 07/17/20 09:21 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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My daughter is 2 so thankfully we don't have to worry about this yet.
She goes to Grandmas so we actually aren't affected with childcare. I feel the safest is having them at home. If everyone is at home, they are all behind so it's not that bad? Better behind than dead.
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#9861864 - 07/18/20 10:28 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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#9862682 - 07/20/20 11:54 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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@loudsubz - just curious, what grade does your wife teach? not sure if older kids will have a higher reception rate.
both the wife and i are on the same boat: getting them back to school is preferred -- they need the social factor (virtually doesn't count) and we can't keep them in the bubble forever.
luckily both of us have jobs that can work from home (wife's job has been virtual for a couple of years now - she just shows up at the office once or twice a week for the social factor); I show up at the office for mine because the bosses above are old school (banks -- go figure).
we're blessed that both kids are healthy (no auto-immune illness or whatever that would make us stressed out) - so we try to be "normal" but just constantly remind them to wash hands and not touch their face; both kids are used to wearing masks
my daughter is starting gr. 9 - so she's relatively independent; she stuck w/ all her work since March (was actually stressed that the teacher piled on more than she would have had if she was in class); but she pushed through and finished the year. her report card was decent; but not anywhere close to being near the top -- she knows what kind of marks she needs in HS; so the pushing will start with this year.
my son will switch to public for gr. 1 -- he's currently in a private (non-profit) facility and we're very happy with the protocol that's in place (today is his first day back in the summer program); i.e. daily screenings of all kids; contactless pick up and drop off (no parents / visitors allowed in the building); scheduled pick up and drop offs.
compared to friends' experiences; ours haven't been too horrible as my girl can watch the boy when both the wife and i are on our respective conf calls -- we kept the boy busy with a fixed set of work he has to do before he can play video games to minimize falling behind when he goes to gr. 1: (read english, read and writing chinese [remember words], math and english written exercises).
but basically when we work, they work -- then we play together; i will drop what i'm doing to help out their work and just off load my work to after hours; its actually better for myself that way
like with my girl - will probably sign him up for kumon to keep his math sharp (gotta keep up w/ that asian standard - lol) --
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#9862837 - 07/20/20 01:26 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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I feel the same way about schools.opening as I do about offices, bars, gyms.
Too soon.
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#9869439 - 07/30/20 09:11 AM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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pretty much sums it up.
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#9869721 - 07/30/20 12:26 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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#9869782 - 07/30/20 01:15 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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Hell, check temps in the class and if over a certain amount then call the parents to pick them up.
I'm fine with masks at school but will need to stock up though. Kid comes home, oops left it on the bus/at school/on the play ground....I dunno, i had it earlier.
exactly, check temps for sure. and TONS of common sense we'd hope from ppl.
yeah re. masks - the school will give each kid 1 cloth mask...we'll see how long that takes to disappear lol. wifey already ordered some cloth ones like 2 months ago. adult/kid set from old navy and from beselfless https://bselflessapparel.com/ - local richmond hill med grad making them. we also have a box of true N95's in the basement in case shit hits the fan (again).
also just used those cheapo paper ones when out and about / at work mainly tho.
Edited by Screamin Type ARGH! (07/30/20 01:16 PM)
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#9869827 - 07/30/20 01:39 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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LOL.... kids are gonna go to school wearing a Dora mask. Come home with a My Little Pony mask. "I traded with Maya!"
It's gonna happen
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#9870489 - 07/31/20 01:25 PM
Re: Kids back to school in Sept...thoughts?
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BroKe
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TBH checking temps is all smoke in mirrors. Those things are inaccurate (I use it at my work). Just another fake precaution. If they really cared about the situation they'd actually give people covid tests like the NBA. But we all know that ain't happening, now everyone get back to work!
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